A solar installation company has been whacked with a fine of $6,000 for publishing fake testimonials on its website. [Read more…]
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ClearVue Scores First South American Order For Solar Glass
Australia’s ClearVue Technologies has announced the company has received its first South American order for solar glass, which will be used for projects in Brazil. [Read more…]
Is Solar Still Worth It In Perth?
Short Answer: Yes. While the payback of solar in Perth is now longer, you can still own your Perth home faster with solar power than without — despite WA’s miserable feed-in tariff.
Longer answer: Read on… [Read more…]
ARENA/SAPN Announce Flexible Solar Exports Trial
A project seeking to help integrate more rooftop solar into Australia’s grid and increase export limits is about to kick off. [Read more…]
Malabou Limited SolarImmersion PV Diverter Recall
An electrical safety recall notice has been issued for SolarImmersion MKIV power diverters. [Read more…]
ANU Claims Hydrogen At $2-3 A KG By 2030 — I Say Not Bloody Likely

Hydrogen won’t be $2-3 per kilogram by 2030. It’ll be much cheaper!
Hydrogen is the car fuel of the future. Just not our future.
Uniting Church: Future Must Remain Renewable

Image: Markus Spiske
Uniting Church WA and Uniting Church VIC TAS are encouraging their members to write letters expressing concern over renewable energy funding to several senators. [Read more…]
Northern Territory’s $6,000 Solar Battery Subsidy May Become $12,000

A battery shed near Alice Springs. Photo: Lloyd Peacock
The Northern Territory has the nation’s most generous solar battery subsidy: $6,000 off a battery system. It’s already the biggest battery subsidy in Australia by a long way, and if the Country Liberals win the NT election this month they will double it to an insane $12,000. And by insane, mean they’d be nuts to make it that high. [Read more…]
Shane Rattenbury: The Federal Government Is Renewable Energy’s Problem
State energy ministers can rightly claim that they have acted well in advance of the Federal Government. But there remain worrying divisions between the states that could turn into faultlines. [Read more…]
CEFC Backing Solar Powered Fertiliser Production
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation announced yesterday it is investing in a Sulphate of Potash (SOP) project in Western Australia harnessing the energy of the sun. [Read more…]
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